by Justin | Jan 24, 2022 | COVID-19, Graduate Workers, Harvard Crimson, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
Harvard’s graduate student union presented University leaders with a list of grievances about the school’s updated spring Covid-19 protocols last week, calling for free high-quality masks and expanded testing. In a letter to administrators last Wednesday,...
by Justin | Dec 17, 2021 | Columbia University, GEO-UAW Local 1596, Graduate Workers, GSOC-UAW 2110, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118, Organizing, Postdoctoral Researchers, Referendum Vote, Student Researchers, Student Researchers United-UAW, Student Workers of Columbia, The American Prospect, UAW Corruption Scandal, UMass Boston, UMass Lowell, University of California, University of Washington, Wayne State University
There are some ploys that non-university employers use to defeat unionization that won’t work with grad students. First, while Amazon may be able to convince its workers that they’ll lose their jobs if they vote for a union, that’s a little harder to do at, say,...
by Justin | Nov 28, 2021 | Graduate Workers, Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
Harvard’s graduate student union ratified a four-year contract with the University in a vote that ended Saturday, with 70.6 percent of voters in support.
by Justin | Nov 18, 2021 | Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
Harvard graduate student union members remain split ahead of the vote on whether to ratify the tentative contract agreement reached Monday, with some eager to vote yes and secure a contract now, while others are determined to organize for a stronger contract in the...
by Justin | Nov 17, 2021 | Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
We are writing to urge you to vote ‘No’ on the current tentative agreement. We write this letter with great respect for our colleagues on the current bargaining committee; we know firsthand how hard it is to negotiate an agreement with this administration. But it is...
by Justin | Nov 16, 2021 | Harvard University, HGSU - UAW Local 5118
Hours before its second strike deadline this fall, Harvard’s graduate student union reached a tentative agreement with the University for a four-year contract Monday evening. The union then approved two votes: an imminent vote on whether to continue the strike...